odmj OncoDaily Medical Journal ODMJ 3067-6444 OncoDaily Medical Journal US 7849 10.69690/ODMJ-011-0826-7849 Case Reports & Case Series Integrated Management of Endo and Exo-pelvic Sacrococcygeal Teratomas (Altman type III): Report of Two Cases https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4961-9109 Gildas Yassegoungbe Monsoia 1.Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin 2.Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

 Alain Bognon Gilles Modeste Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

 https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7775-4585 Max Mpiana Ntumba Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin maxmpiana6@gmail.com

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7749-9407 Géraud Segbedji Satingo University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

 Romeo Magnidet Satognon Eudon University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

 Isaac Bahati Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

 https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9383-9208 Orion Akokpe Mahussi Henok Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

 Serge Metchihoungbe Codjo University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2482-6646 Eudes Goudjo Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mother and Child University Hospital Center of the Lagoon of Cotonou (CHU-MEL), Cotonou, Benin

 https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4711-1144 Esperance Houmenou Yahouedeou University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

University Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin

 Chakirou Ladjouan Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0890-7104 Armand Fiogbe Michel Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Departmental University Hospital Center of Ouemé-Plateau (CHUD-OP), Porto-Novo, Benin

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